Motion Reduction Activities in Patients undergoing Myocardial Perfusion SPECT with the Discovery NM 530c(D530c)

Discovery NM 530c(D530c)에서 촬영한 심근관류 SPECT 환자의 움직임 감소활동을 위한 연구

  • Lee, Dong Hun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center) ;
  • Choi, Woo Jun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center) ;
  • Jung, Woo Young (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
  • 이동훈 (서울아산병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 최우준 (서울아산병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 정우영 (서울아산병원 핵의학과)
  • Received : 2017.09.29
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.11.11

Abstract

Purpose The D530c have cadmium zinc telluride(CZT) detectors that are arranged focus on the heart. This structural characteristic allows for quicker imaging without rotation, but this is sensitive to patient movement and can affect the test results. The aim of this study is to optimize the image quality by reducing patient movement during the examination. Materials and Methods We analyzed the patients' movements, and performed various activities such as provided patient education about correct breathing techniques and avoiding patient movements, and created breathing correction tools to minimize patient movement during exam. The 70 patients who underwent myocardial perfusion SPECT with D530c in November 2016 were categorized as the group before the corrective steps. Another 70 patients who underwent the procedure with D530c from February 14, 2017 to February 21, 2017 were categorized as the improvement group. Images acquired during stress and at rest were compared and analyzed by measuring the durations of heart movements over certain distances (4 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm, or more) noted on the x-, y-, and zaxes. Results After the activities, the durations of heart movements decreased in the images acquired both under stress and at rest. In particular, there were no large motions greater than 12 mm recorded in the stress images after the improvement. There was a significant difference (p<0.005) in the 4-mm and 8-mm fluctuations on the X-axis and the 8-mm fluctuations on the Z axis in the stress images, but there was no significant difference (p>0.005) in the other stress and rest intervals. Conclusion The decrease in the time of motion occurrence due to the 4 mm fluctuation distance that can occur through breathing can be understood as a result of the breathing being corrected through training and motion prevention tools. It is expected that the image quality will be improved by reducing the occurrence time according to the variation distance of 8 mm or 12 mm, which is expected as the actual movement of the patient other than the breathing.

D530c는 cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector가 심장을 중심으로 배열되어 회전 없이 짧은 시간에 검사가 가능하며 높은 해상도의 영상획득이 가능하다. 하지만 이러한 구조적 특성으로 인해 환자의 움직임에 민감하며, 검사 결과에도 일부분 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 D530c에서 검사 중 발생되는 환자의 움직임 감소 활동을 통해 영상 품질의 최적화를 목적으로 한다. 환자의 다양한 움직임 원인을 분석하여 호흡보정 도구 제작, 환자의 호흡 및 움직임에 관한 주의사항 교육 등의 개선활동을 시행하였다. 개선 전 대상으로 2016년 11월에 D530c에서 심근관류 SPECT를 시행한 환자 70명을 선정하였고, 개선 후 2017년 2월 14일부터 2017년 2월 21일까지 시행한 환자 70명을 대상으로 하였다. 검사 시작 전 위치에서 X, Y, Z 축으로 이동된 심장의 변동거리(4 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm 이상)별 움직임 발생시간을 측정하여 개선 전 후 Stress와 Rest 영상을 각각 비교 분석하였다. 개선활동 후 심장의 움직임 발생시간이 stress와 rest 영상에서 모두 감소되었으며, 특히 stress 영상에서 12 mm 이상의 큰 움직임 발생횟수가 0회(발생시간 0초)로 기록되었다. 심장의 위치가 X축으로 4 mm, 8 mm 변동된 발생시간과 Z축으로 8 mm 변동된 발생시간은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었지만(p<0.005), 그 외 stress와 rest의 모든 구간의 발생시간은 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.005). 호흡에 의해서도 발생 가능한 4 mm 변동거리에 따른 움직임 발생시간의 감소는 교육 및 움직임 방지 도구를 통해 검사 중 환자의 호흡이 보정된 결과로 파악되며, 호흡 이외의 환자의 실제 움직임으로 발생되었을 것으로 예상되는 8 mm, 12 mm 이상의 변동거리에 따른 움직임 발생시간 감소를 통해 영상 품질의 향상을 가져올 것으로 예상된다.

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